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Mickw

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  • Name: Michael
  • Alphard / Vellfire Model
    Alphard 3.0 (02-08)
  • Alphard / Vellfire Year
    2003
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    CHESTERFIELD

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  1. 2002 -2008 roof bars fors for sale £200 used a couple of times for hols ,vgc
  2. Roof bars for Toyota alphard 2004 ,we're fitted to my Toyota alphard 2004 3.0v6 4x4 used for 2 Holidays, they are in practically new condition
  3. Yes my 2003 had front bumper spoiler one each side ,got so fed up with kerbs reversing off drive scraping etc,ended up taking them off now no problems they were a wast of time I personally didn't like look anyway
  4. Did mine last year with a cheap kit and didn't last long,bought a more expensive kit autoglym headlight restorer and was great, but needs to be sealed with decent sealer autoglym rapid ceramic spray,and needs to be cleaned regularly and reaply ceramic every couple of weeks or month,ceramic polish spray should last 3 months ,reaply for how ever long you own the car ,I read up when brand new cars are made with plastic headlights they seal them but it comes off after about 3 months ish depending on weather how much you wash your car etc,so all plastic headlights need to be washed and resealed regularly, using the kit I use mine are perfectly clear ,hope this helps you
  5. Hi just had mine done,cam belt water pump and all other belts at Steve binghams garage in Chesterfield Derbyshire old Whittington, did my brake discs and pads to,so long as I provide parts usually from jap spares on Web in England, next day delivery if possible, he said it was a big job ,had spark plugs done too,spark plugs on rear of engine mean removing inlet manifold, part called a gasket air surge gasket, had problems with that they had one left out of a set,replacing rocker cover gaskets too as may start weeping around 100000 miles ,most any car may ,doing rear radius bushes too,I think the timing belts 1st change is at around 50000 miles,the Japanese are quite good at servicing there cars if it says it do it,so assuming it had been replaced left it till now 94000 miles,having talked to few mechanics regarding replacing belts have said that parts and belts are much better now and all should manage 100,000 to 150,000 miles regardless of what dealers say ,after all dealers like to make money, hope that helps anyone thinking of doing there own on drive or road ,I wouldn't risk it there's one or two nuts that can be quite tight and access really not good,oh and there's a few free apps that translate Japanese to most languages out there too ,hope that helps anyone needing a timing belt change, nearly forgot my mechanic had a learning experience too,didn't know inlet manifold needed removal till he found they are unaccessible right at back underneath
  6. Hi has anyone had problems with the rear passenger central locking not working properly, all other door locks unlock and lock normally, but I have to press unlock button on key phob twice for that door to open and again twice to lock,it's also intermittent on that door,you can see it move slightly on 1st press on opening or closing, I was wondering whether the central locking mechanism could be stiff inside door or just needs replacing, any suggestions appreciated
  7. Don't bother trying to sorce one,go have a stainless one made up,from cat back ,will out live you and have a lifetime guarantee, otherwise contact jap autos, near Birmingham I think ,but will come up on a search, it cost me about £450 for my last 2.8 petrol car ,but they let gasses out quicker ,my car did more to the gallon afterwards, hope this helps
  8. Auto jap spares should be able to sort you out,I have had stuff off them before, have your registration and chassis details, better to phone and talk to someone, very helpful sort you out with correct parts
  9. Got mine from amazon site ,I cut the corners off near edge for blowers as a bit tight,few to choose from ,also ebay,they do help with glare and reduce heat in cab as they don't reflect the heat .also bought 2 bags of moisture absorbing chrystals ,like a silicone or something, anyway I have dogs and in the cold weather it gets water condensation from there breath on inside of windscreen, these bags really do help with absorbing moisture over night
  10. Hi if you can post some pictures it would be helpful as can only second guess on your description, is it scratches? Could you have only just noticed as sun was low ?
  11. Hi have had this too on a few cars ,vinegar mixed with warm water should help with wipers,but if they won't clean a new pair is the only answer even if a new pair got mucky,sometimes certain greases are really stubborn, a mucky screen can wreck new wipers, use house hold window cleaner it's great for internal and external glass of any type, works fine for me,and maybe change that water if it's been in there a while, I get sun glare from the dash to windscreen can't see a thing at times if sun is low,so fitted a dash cover from ebay or amazon a while ago,it's a matt black material shaped for dash ,doesn't reflect sun so helps keep the temperature down too on hot days,works a treat for me,hope this helps,if it happend suddenly like you said it may even be the lamination in the windscreen that has failed,really shouldn'thappen, if it won't come clear with glass cleaner take it down to your local car windscreen replacement centre they'll give you an answere definitely, my wife works for a windscreen replacement company she says if it needs replacing it will need ordering,an import car probably won't be in stock anyway in uk new,so could take 6 weeks to come from Japan, pilkingtons glass I believe make replacement glass that supplies industry but probably not make this as an import,also your insurance may not cover this as it is a fault not a crack or chip ,so comes under ware n tair, hope this helps ,bit long n windy but trying to cover all.
  12. Had summer budget tyres on but could feel them slip accasionally on set off and corners and I drive very slowly, put some Avon all season from national tyres and seem fine ,think they were about £100 each ,not too expensive at all ,probably top end of a budget tyre,won't fit really cheap ones on mine as its a four wheel drive model and they don't last ,hope that's helpful
  13. Have this one very good picture quality front and back and 20% off at moment from amazon, I think cheaper than halfords here's a link Nextbase 222XR Dash Cam Front and Rear Full 1080p/30fps HD Recording in Car DVR Cam 140° 6 lane Wide Viewing– Intelligent Parking Mode- Polarising Filter Compatible- G-Sensor Motion Detection https://amzn.eu/d/i0ghVhh
  14. Fitted all new bulbs now illuminated again
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